Inwood Oyster Village Captains and Their Sloops
Twenty miles from New York near Far Rockaway the Inwood oyster community thrives on Tone's Island. Oystermen plant seed, transplant when needed, and tong for market while using distinct ground marks and yellow oilskin gear. Sloops carry about 400 bushels. planting lasts March to April with harvests through December.
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New York
Far Rockaway
Northwest Point
Inwood
Glee ‘Piness
Tone
Tone’s
Connecticut
A Little Sunbeam at the Rail Yard
A six year old girl consoles a grimy railroad engineer with a loving thanks and a kiss as her parents return on the Overland train. The tender moment brings a brief glow to the man in the smoking cab, marking a rare spark of humanity in a dangerous life. Oakland Enquirer reports.
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Mole
C. P
Oakland
Cal
Enquirer
Mrs Dryden Sues Keith Over a Cook Book Libel
Mrs Dryden of Ithaca sues Mrs Balestier Keith for libel after Keith distributed a fictitious engraving of Mrs Dryden's husband to promote a rival cookbook. The case, drawn from a curious Tompkins County dispute, highlights a feud that shifted local cookbook sales.
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United States
Wolcott Dryden
Ithaca
Dryden
Keith
Tompkins
Mrs. Dryden
Martha Washington
Tompkins County
Palmyra
Athens
Carthage
Pharsalia
Corinth
Attica
Memphis
Macedon
Phoenicia
Balestier Keith
Mr. Keith
Mrs. Keith
New York Tribune
Dry Land Fish Found by Troops in Africa
A World War era account recalls a detachment in Africa uncovering a dry, eel like fish during tent post digging. Dr F Holder relates the fossil like specimen was preserved in arid ground, illustrating surprising finds in desert environments.
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Dr. F. Holder
Africa
Cape York Esquimaux Shown as Honest Friendly Traders
Boston Herald describes the 48 Cape York Esquimaux aboard a whaling ship as cheerful and trusting, returning all goods, sharing food, and maintaining orderly, gendered property within their camps. The piece notes their lack of Christian influence, Danish contact, and a need for wood and possibly firearms.
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Cape York
Whalers
Esquimaux
Hook
Tower of the Tongues and the Tower of Babel Story
A historical note recounts the Tower of Babel legend from Chaldean and Armenian traditions as recorded by Berosus. It describes a tower built at Babylon that reached toward the skies, its ruination sparked by divine wind, and the origin of diverse languages among humans.
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Tower of Babel
Tigra-Euphrates
Berosus
Earth
Babylon
St. Louis Republic
Veteran steam engine reaches millionth mile milestone
The London & Northwestern Railway reports a steam engine built in ISS82 has completed its millionth mile without a breakdown. It travels daily between Manchester and London and retains mechanism integrity and speed at low cost, bearing the name Charles Dickens Chicago Herald.
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London & Northwestern Railway
Manchester
London
Charles Dickens
Chicago Herald
Fishing in the Streets at Astoria Piers
In Astoria Oregon piers extend out to reach deep water and streets are built on stilts atop the water. Businesses line the waterfront and even blocks of stores and houses sit over the water with gaps in planking used by boys to fish.
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Astoria
Ore
Five Years
Five years pass since the event noted in the brief fragment. Details are sparse, with no clear names, places, organizations, or dates provided to identify the subject or context.
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J.R. Lovghneap
Adelaide
Australia
Digestive Advice on Cod Liver Oil Taste
A humane note warns that agreeable taste aids digestion while a sickening taste hinders it. It states cod liver oil harms if not digested and advises avoiding the taste to prevent discomfort.
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Scott
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Miss. Herald
Ade Esquimat
Tower of the Tongues
Hood
HEAY
Ligrata
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
Sewrk
Scott & Bowne
Chemusts
South Gree
Woodbury’ - the “Hin
Sears
Weeds Institute
West 2Nd Street
Zarcid Zaye
Enattt
J. Eugene Whitney
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